N-ACETYLCYSTEINE IN COMBINATION WITH NITROGLYCERIN AND STREPTOKINASE FOR THE TREATMENT OF EVOLVING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION - SAFETY AND BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS
N-ACETYLCYSTEINE IN COMBINATION WITH NITROGLYCERIN AND STREPTOKINASE FOR THE TREATMENT OF EVOLVING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION - SAFETY AND BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.92.10.2855
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发表时间:
1995-11-15
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
HOROWITZ, JD
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作者:
ARSTALL, MA;YANG, JF;HOROWITZ, JD
Background N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been shown to potentiate the effects of nitroglycerin (NTG) and to have antioxidant activity. This is the first study to assess the safety and effect of NAC in the treatment of evolving acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods and Results Patients with AMI received either 15 g NAC infused over 24 hours (n=20) or no NAC (n=7), combined with intravenous NTG and streptokinase. Peripheral venous plasma malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced (GSH) and oxidized (GSSG) glutathione concentrations, and rate of reperfusion (using continuous ST-segment analysis) were measured. Cardiac catheterization was performed between days 2 and 5. No significant adverse events occurred. Less oxidative stress occurred in patients treated with NAC than in patients not receiving NAC (GSH to GSSG ratio 44+/-25 versus 19+/-13 at 4 hours, P